Why express gratitude for end of the White Australia policy? It’s a disgrace that it was ever put in place & the Colonial structures that exist back then are still in place today. We need to change the system, not accept that the system will reform itself.

The newly elected Labor MP for Menzies, Gabriel Ng, began his maiden speech noting his electorate “resisted the devastating impacts of colonialism” and expressed gratitude for end of the White Australia policy, which allowed his Chinese-Singaporean family immigrate to Australia. pic.twitter.com/JlIoEfW3e4
— Australians vs. The Agenda (@ausvstheagenda) July 22, 2025